A dazzling yet bizarre sandstorm caused panic in Brazil as city dwellers thought it was tornado

- City residents in Brazil were terrified by stunning formation in the cloud

- They thought it was a tornado formation about to sweep the city

- However, after sharing photos of the phenomena, it emerged it was just dust

A Brazilian city was thrown into chaos, confusion and panic when a dazzling yet scary-looking dust cloud formed and hovered over their homes. They thought it was a tornado in the making.

Many of the residents of Teixeira de Freitas in the south east Brazil took photos and videos of the bizarre formation and shared them on social media as they sought for quick answers.

“It was a breath-taking spectacle. People tried to document the phenomena as it happened. It looked more like a meteorite that had stopped in its tracks,” says João Paulo Magalhães, one of the witnesses.